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Hundreds of Papuans have protested in Jayapura rejecting the region's special autonomy within Indonesia and demanding a referendum on self-determination.
"Independence for Papua, reject special autonomy," they shouted.
"Indonesia the coloniser, Indonesia the oppressor, Indonesia the robber."
They also called for the upper house of tribal leaders called the Papua People's Assembly (MRP) to be disbanded.
"The MRP had done nothing to improve the welfare of Papuans. Our people are poor in
Originally posted by buni11687
I havent really been up to date on political issues around Indonesia, so feel free to fill me in.